# Introduction

> DS Server converts, merges and displays documents over HTTP from any language: its parts, typical workflows, the trial and how it compares to .NET Server.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** DS Server > Overview > Introduction
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [What DS Server Is](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/#what-ds-server-is)
- [What It Consists of](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/#what-it-consists-of)
- [What You Can Build](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/#what-you-can-build)
- [Who It Is for](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/#who-it-is-for)
- [DS Server and TX Text Control .NET Server](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/#ds-server-and-tx-text-control-net-server)
- [Try It](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/#try-it)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/overview/introduction/#next-steps)

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